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Washington County, OK

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 79.1 Relatively High

53,326
Population
11
Departments
18
Stations
14
Census Tracts

Natural Hazard Loss Profile

Expected annual loss across the 18 natural hazards in FEMA's National Risk Index. Life safety is expressed in fatality-equivalents, combining expected deaths and injuries. Property loss counts building damage only, not agriculture.

Natural Hazard Life Safety
0.92
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
18th highest of 77
Life Safety per 100k
1.73
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
43rd highest of 77
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$18.5M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
12th highest of 77
Property Loss per Resident
$348
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
31st highest of 77

These figures cover natural hazards only. Structure fire, EMS, and motor vehicle incidents are not in the National Risk Index, so this is not an all-cause life safety measure. For Washington County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 46% of the life-safety total.

Washington County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $18.5M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 77 Oklahoma counties. Nationally, Washington County ranks 635th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 811th for life safety per 100k residents, 948th for property loss, and 1526th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

Add fire mortality, cause, and loss

Natural hazard exposure is only part of the risk. Fire deaths and injuries, cause of ignition, and dollar loss per incident come from NERIS incident reporting, which grows as departments serving Washington County enroll. Our Regional tier adds that data for the departments your jurisdiction sponsors, next to public risk and NERIS adoption for every department in Washington County.

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Loss Breakdown

58%
40%
Property (buildings): $18.5M (58.3%)
Life safety: $12.6M (39.7%)
Agriculture: $643K (2.0%)

Total expected annual loss: $31,783,772 per year. Life safety is shown here in dollars, at FEMA's $13.7M value of statistical life, so the three shares sum to the total.

Hazards Ranked Two Ways

The hazard that threatens people is often not the hazard that destroys buildings. Both columns cover the same 18 hazards over the same year.

By life-safety loss ($/yr)

Tornado
$5.8M
Cold Wave
$3.0M
Heat Wave
$3.0M
Lightning
$214K
Inland Flooding
$194K
Strong Wind
$192K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$13.6M
Tornado
$2.4M
Ice Storm
$1.5M
Strong Wind
$341K
Earthquake
$225K
Wildfire
$220K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Washington County. Gray tracts have no modeled loss or no resident population. Per-resident figures on this map use the National Risk Index 2020 tract population.

Fire Service Profile

9%
9%
82%
Career: 9% (1)
Combination: 9% (1)
Volunteer: 82% (9)
Residents per Station
2,963
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
33.8
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 11 departments registered in NERIS Public for Washington County, OK. Departments that have not registered are not counted. Station coverage divides census population by registered stations; department service areas overlap, so their populations are not summed.

Department Rankings

Fire and EMS departments serving Washington County. Click column headers to sort.

NRI Rating is from FEMA's National Risk Index, which measures community risk across 18 natural hazards using expected annual losses, social vulnerability, and community resilience. Life-Safety Loss uses FEMA's Value of Statistical Life ($13.7M per expected fatality) to estimate annual risk to human life.

Department boundaries and station counts are self-reported through NERIS Public and may not reflect current service areas. Population and Life-Safety Loss reflect each department's full jurisdiction. County-level risk metrics are computed from census tract data and are not affected by boundary accuracy. See full methodology.

Showing 11 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Washington County Civil Defense Fire Department 54,089 $12.6M Relatively High 1
Bartlesville Fire Department 39,745 $9.3M Relatively High 4
Skiatook Fire Department 14,613 $3.1M Relatively High 3
Dewey Volunteer Fire Department 5,234 $1.2M Very High 2
Oglesby Civil Defense Volunteer Fire Department 2,374 $545.9K Relatively High 2
Ochelata Volunteer Fire Department 2,249 $526.8K Very High 2
Ramona Fire Department 1,922 $466.4K Very High 1
Copan Volunteer Fire Department 1,944 $430.2K Relatively High 1
Owens & Company Fire Department 1,512 $366.8K Very High 1
Prairie Meadow Hose Company 1,512 $366.8K Very High 0
Wann Fire Department 915 $325.2K Relatively High 1
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Risk Snapshot

16.1%
Poverty Rate
20.3%
Age 65+
19.0%
Disability Rate
11.1%
Uninsured
64.9%
Pre-1980 Housing
6.0%
Mobile Homes
11.7%
Vacancy Rate
0.7%
Wood Heat
$64,666
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

8
Last 10 Years
24
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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